Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
1 |
19 |
Make a breakthrough in Ward Young's field. |
2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
2 |
24 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Ward Young's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
2 |
24 |
A rival researcher blackens Ward Young's name or steals Ward Young's research. Gain a Rival. |
2 |
24 |
Gain an Enemy |
3 |
26 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
3 |
26 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
3 |
30 |
A rival researcher blackens Ward Young's name or steals Ward Young's research. Gain a Rival. |
4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
4 |
34 |
Win a prestigious prize for Ward Young's work. |
5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
5 |
37 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Ward Young from Ward Young's work. |
6 |
38 |
Voluntarily left Scientist |
6 |
38 |
Failed to qualify for Law Enforcement (Agent). |
6 |
38 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
6 |
41 |
Moved to a new world. |
7 |
42 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
7 |
44 |
Betrayed by a friend. One of Ward Young's Contacts or Allies betrays Ward Young, ending Ward Young's career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
8 |
44 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
8 |
44 |
Submitted to the draft. |
8 |
44 |
Became a Marine (Star Marine) with the new title Marine. |
8 |
45 |
A mission goes wrong; Ward Young and several others are captured and mistreated by the enemy. Gain Ward Young's jailer as an Enemy. |
9 |
45 |
Failed to qualify for Merchant Academy. |
9 |
45 |
Switched to Drifter (Wanderer). |
9 |
49 |
Ward Young do not know what happened to Ward Young. There is a gap in Ward Young's memory. |
10 |
49 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
10 |
49 |
Retired at age 49. |
10 |
49 |
Retired. |
10 |
50 |
Good fortune. |
11 |
53 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
11 |
57 |
Scarred. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
12 |
57 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
12 |
59 |
Gained a contact. |
13 |
61 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
13 |
64 |
Moved to a new world. |
14 |
65 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
14 |
67 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
15 |
69 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
15 |
70 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
16 |
73 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
16 |
76 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
17 |
77 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |